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phe·nyl·al·a·nine

n :  an essential amino acid C9H11NO2 that is obtained in its levorotatory L form by the hydrolysis of proteins (as lactalbumin), that is essential in human nutrition, and that is converted in the normal body to tyrosine - see PHENYLKETONURIA PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID  .
 
   

 
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